When it became apparent that everything was going to be changing, for all of us, a few weeks ago, I naturally had a bit of a panic. In response to that panic (which was mostly about being isolated and unable to have human contact for a long time) I tried to control …
The past few weeks have been a huge challenge for all of us, there’s no doubt. And for many of us feelings of anxiety or fear have cropped up, sometimes in random moments, sometimes for more of a prolonged period of time, and I think it’s really important to acknowledge that anxiety. …
Well, what can I say, it has been such a turbulent time for all of us over the past few weeks. And as we know of course there is more to come. Never have I come to rely on my own resilience building strategies more than now. Never have I felt so …
One of our amazing Bird associates Jo also runs a project called Urban hikes for mental health. In our workshops here at Bird we sometimes explore the power of physical movement for wellbeing, and of course recognise and champion the power of discussion and sharing as a way to feel well and …
Incorporating simple coaching practices into your work and life can make all the difference to your relationships. There are a million different coaching tools you can play with, and one of my favourites is acknowledgement. Acknowledgement is a really simple tool that involves naming what powerful and positive things you notice about …
Old school resilience is about trying to control and predict every little eventuality that could go wrong. It’s believing that strength is about knowing beforehand what might come up, and having plans on how to deal with those challenges. Now of course there is some value in having ideas on how to …
I’m currently getting stuck in to Rick Hanson’s ‘Resilient‘ book, which is articulating some really helpful ideas about how we build and maintain resilience. One piece he discusses is the idea that we have ‘green’ and ‘red’ zones. The green zone is our restful zone, and the red zone is our high …
This week our fantastic associate Elloa has shared her thoughts about trusting the ebb and flow. Enjoy… ‘A couple of weeks ago, a participant in a resilience workshop shared that one of the things he wanted to practice was to trust more in the natural ebb and flow rhythm of work in his …
At Bird, we do a tonne of teaching around being emotionally aware. We give tools and strategies that help people to feel their emotions, and to let them go rather than suppress them or ruminate on them. What can happen, when one is emotionally aware, is that emotions can come up quite …
A wonderful client of mine shared a beautiful book recommendation recently. The book is ‘How to be more tree‘ by Liz Marvin. If you have ever attended a Bird workshop you will know how much we love using trees as metaphors for wellbeing and resilience. We love how trees grow with the …
